Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology

If you’re concerned about infertility, don’t lose hope. We’ve helped thousands of people with fertility challenges build families.

For Infertility Care related requests call: 1-319-356-1767

For many individuals and couples, getting pregnant isn’t easy. But with the right care and support, you can still achieve your dream of becoming a parent.

Reproductive endocrinologists with University of Iowa Health Care have extensive experience in fertility testing and treatments. We’re skilled at pinpointing the reason you’re having trouble getting pregnant. And we offer treatments to help you successfully conceive.

Our services include:

Female and male fertility testing
Fertility preservation (sperm and egg freezing, embryo freezing, and more)
Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
In vitro fertilization (IVF)

We also offer a surrogacy (gestational carrier) program for people who want to have a child but can’t carry a pregnancy.

Because we have the full range of options, you can get all the care you need here. You don’t need to spend time finding (or traveling to) multiple specialists or clinics.

We also customize your care based on factors like your age, medical history, budget, preferences, and any previous infertility treatments.

Setting new standards in fertility care

When we founded the Center for Advanced Reproductive Care in 1987, it was the first program of its kind in Iowa. Our goal was to help people with fertility challenges find high-quality reproductive care.

Since then, we’ve continued raising the bar among medical centers that offer infertility services. For example:

We’re leaders in IVF:

Our program is nationally recognized for its successful use of single embryo transfer during IVF. Instead of transferring two or more embryos in your uterus at one time, we select and transfer a single embryo. This prevents you from getting pregnant with twins or other multiples, which always comes with certain health risks.

We have unique expertise in genetic counseling:

We’re among a handful of centers in the nation to offer licensed, prenatal genetic counseling to our IVF patients. We can help you understand your odds of passing certain genetic conditions to your children. And we can screen your embryos for genetic problems before placing one in your uterus (preimplantation genetic testing).

We’ve expanded access to embryos:

We created Iowa’s first donor embryo program, which makes it possible for more people to have children. Instead of discarding any frozen embryos you won’t need, you can choose to donate them to other people with infertility challenges.

In addition, our success rates continuously meet or exceed national averages based on patient age and treatment type.

Evidence-based, accredited care

Some reproductive care options, including IVF and fertility preservation, involve highly technical processes and procedures. That’s why you should only choose medical centers that meet strict quality and safety standards.

For example, it takes special laboratory equipment to correctly freeze, store, and thaw eggs, sperm, or embryos. And it takes advanced expertise to collect eggs from the ovaries and fertilize them in a laboratory to create embryos.

You can trust UI Health Care for infertility care because:

We’re a member of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART):

As the nation’s leading authority on assisted reproductive technology, SART establishes quality and safety guidelines designed to keep patients safe. Medical centers can only earn membership if they adhere to these guidelines. And SART embraces transparency—each member publishes its clinical data, including success rates, on the SART website.

We offer accredited male infertility services:

Technicians in our andrology lab manage male fertility testing, sperm analysis, and sperm freezing. This lab is accredited by the College of American Pathologists and certified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program. We’ve earned these distinctions because our testing procedures and other services are performed correctly and accurately.

We offer accredited embryo services:

Our embryology lab helps create and store our patients’ embryos and is also accredited by the College of American Pathologists. Accreditation is only given to organizations that comply with rigorous best practices in laboratory services.

Reproductive endocrinology tests and treatments

Laparoscopy
Medication
Ovarian reserve testing
Ovarian suppression
Ovarian transposition
Pelvic exam

Preimplantation genetic testing
Prenatal genetic testing and counseling
Semen analysis (sperm count)
Surrogacy
Transvaginal ultrasound
Ultrasound

Reproductive endocrinology conditions treated

Blocked fallopian tube
Cervical stenosis
Cryptorchidism (undescended testicle)
Cushing syndrome
Diminished ovarian reserve
Endometriosis
Erectile dysfunction

Fibroids
Hyperthyroidism
Hypogonadism (low testosterone)
Hyperprolactinemia
Hypothyroidism
Low sperm motility
Male infertility

Oligospermia (low sperm count)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Premature ovarian failure
Retrograde ejaculation
Uterine polyps
Varicocele

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Looking for a reproductive endocrinologist?

If you’ve had trouble getting pregnant on your own or want to try a new infertility treatment, call us. We’ll match you with a specialist who can perform tests or recommend treatments.

Find a provider by calling us at 319-356-1767

Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology